baumgart@esquire.dpw.com (Steve Baumgarten) (11/07/90)
My wonderful Apple CD-ROM (no fan) seems to be having a lot of trouble reading various disks (data, not audio) lately. Sometimes it takes a long time to mount a new disk; other times Hypercard reports a disk error in the middle of a stack, or a Finder window opens with no file icons listed. According to Apple's Q&A stack, this could mean that the lens is dusty and could use a cleaning. So... has anyone done this? Is there a recommended method? Things I should look out for? The Q&A stack gives the number of a San Francisco company that makes something that can be used, but before I get involved in mail ordering things, is there something that might be available closer to home (i.e., something by Discwasher or the like)? Any help would be appreciated. Gotta vacuum a little more often, I guess... :-) -- Steve Baumgarten | "New York... when civilization falls apart, Davis Polk & Wardwell | remember, we were way ahead of you." baumgart@esquire.dpw.com | cmcl2!esquire!baumgart | - David Letterman
henry@chinet.chi.il.us (Henry C. Schmitt) (11/13/90)
In article <2790@esquire.dpw.com> baumgart@esquire.dpw.com (Steve Baumgarten) writes: >My wonderful Apple CD-ROM (no fan) seems to be having a lot of trouble >reading various disks (data, not audio) lately. > According to Apple's Q&A stack, this could mean that >the lens is dusty and could use a cleaning. > > [I]s there something that might be available closer to home >(i.e., something by Discwasher or the like)? > >Any help would be appreciated. Gotta vacuum a little more often, I >guess... :-) Your guess about discwasher is exactly right. Go pick up their CDL^2 (that's a square w/o superscript) CD Laser Lens Cleaner. Cost is around $25. I can't guarantee that this will fix your problem because my drive doesn't have a fan so I haven't had it; also I got the CDL^2 when I got my drive and use it regularly. Oh. I got it at the record (or should that be the CD ;-) store at the local mall. -- H3nry C. Schmitt | CompuServe: 72275,1456 (Rarely) | GEnie: H.Schmitt (Occasionally) Royal Inn of Yoruba | UUCP: Henry@chinet.chi.il.us (Best Bet)